Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 1 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,856,950
Entries
2,857
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Hello all! We are back here at the Rio getting ready for the start of Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Holdem. This is the fifth installment of the $1,500 buy in open events, and we are expecting another huge field today!
The most recent $1,500 tournament got just 2,192, and Arkadiy Tsinis and Michael Blanovsky are going to finish their heads-up match later on today. Given that today is a Saturday, we are expecting a field much bigger then that. So far this year, Andy Frankenberger, Kirk Caldwell, and Foster Hays have taken down the previous $1,500 events.
Play is going to get underway shortly, and they will be playing 10 levels today. After that, they will bag up for the night and return tomorrow. Stay tuned to Pokernews for all of you live updates, chip counts, and bustouts. Thanks for reading and be sure to check out the June 25th update from Kristy "The Poker Ninja" Arnett.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/25
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
There has been a brief delay to the start of this event, as the WSOP had a distinguished guest saying a few words. Texas Congressman Joe Barton, who recently put through a bill to office that would work on the legislation of online poker, said a few words about the bill. He said that he hopes that this bill will be passed by the current Congress representativies, and that online poker will be back sooner rather then later. Let's hope he's right!
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Here are some of the players that have been spotted in the Black section of the Pavilion room.
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Here are some of the players we've spotted in the yellow section of the Pavilion.
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Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
Catching the action on the 
board, Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari fired out a bet from the cutoff of 225.
His lone opponent in the hand bumped it up to 600 from the button, and after a few moments Akkari made the call as the 
completed the board on the river.
Akkari checked and the button casually tossed in a yellow 1,000-denomination chip. Taking his full measure of time, Akkari eventually kicked his cards to the muck while slipping to 3,550 in chips.
A few more players have popped up in the Black section of the Pavilion room.
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Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
Gabriel Nassif opened to 75 from the cutoff, and after the big blind made the call and checked the 
flop, Nassif fired out 100.
The big blind check-called as the 
rolled of on the turn and both players checked. The river of the 
saw the big blind toss in 225 and Nassif quickly folded.
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
Maria Mayrinck opened to 75 from early position and was met with a call from the hi-jack as the flop was spread 
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Mayrinck fired out 125 and was called by her opponent before the 
on the turn was greeted by a 225-chip bet from Mayrinck. Once her opponent made the call and the river landed the 
, Mayrinck fired her third barrel; this time amounting to 300.
Her opponent made the call, and when Mayrinck tabled her 
, she collected the pot to move to 5,250 in chips.